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#186e90 color: Tropic Sea

#186e90 is rgb(24, 110, 144) in RGB and oklch(50.593% 0.0933 230.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

50.6%
0.093
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #186e90

#186e90 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.72:1 contrast and black text 3.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropic Sea (#016f92). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #186e90 mixed with white

  1. 186e90
  2. 377c9b
  3. 4f8aa6
  4. 6698b1
  5. 7ca7bc
  6. 91b5c7
  7. a7c4d2
  8. bdd2dd
  9. d3e1e9
  10. e9f0f4

Darker: #186e90 mixed with black

  1. 186e90
  2. 135f7d
  3. 0f506a
  4. 0a4157
  5. 073345
  6. 042634
  7. 021924
  8. 010e15
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #186e90 with less saturation

  1. 186e90
  2. 276d8c
  3. 316d88
  4. 3a6c83
  5. 426b7f
  6. 496a7b
  7. 4f6976
  8. 556872
  9. 5b676e
  10. 606669

Questions about #186e90

What color is #186e90?

#186e90 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Tropic Sea. In RGB it is rgb(24, 110, 144), in HSL hsl(197, 71.43%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.593% 0.0933 230.382).

What colors go well with #186e90?

The complementary color of #186e90 is #8f5430. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00747a and #45659a. The triadic partners are #8c4d6c and #686921.

Is white or black text more readable on #186e90?

White text reads better on #186e90: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and black gives 3.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #186e90 a warm or cool color?

#186e90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.093.